On behalf of the Bucks County Community College Foundation & Alumni Relations team, we wish you a healthy and prosperous New Year.
May your 2022 be filled with happiness!
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Nominations Being Accepted for Alumni Achievement Awards
Each year at the May Commencement Ceremony, Bucks County Community College recognizes alumni for outstanding achievements and contributions to their profession, their community, and their alma mater. If you wish to nominate yourself or another qualified alumna or alumnus of the College, please click the link below. You may nominate an alum for multiple categories.
Applications for nomination open January 15, 2022 and close on March 16, 2022. Nominees must have graduated from Bucks in a degree or certificate program, or completed more than 30 credit hours.
Click here to learn more and to make a nomination.
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Help Needed!
Do you know a Bucks Alum who owns
a local eatery?
The Alumni Association is researching an exciting new idea -- a food trail of alumni-owned (or managed) local eateries! We need help identifying alumni who would be interested in having their restaurant featured as one of the stops along the route! If you can help, please email alumni@bucks.edu. Thank you!
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Zlock Performing Arts Center Upcoming Shows |
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Friday Feb 11th
Student Show 12 p.m.
Full Show 7:30 p.m.
A one-man show that explores LeLand’s personal journey to understand and eventually transcend racism in America. His efforts to cope with the various psychological effects of consistently being marked “The Other” is recounted in remarkable and exquisitely moving detail, guaranteed to leave lasting impressions Rhapsody in Black is a powerful personal narrative about the subjects of racism, identity, and self-image.
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Artrageous
Sunday, March 20th
3:30 p.m.
Step into this outrageous adventure of arts: the ONLY show where you can witness the fusion of live art, rock concert, imaginative movement, vocal performance, comedy, blacklight Bunraku, Artpunk wear, and inclusion in one magical experience. Feel the anticipation to see if the artist will complete the painting in time and guess what is being created until the very last brushstroke.
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Bucks Named 2022 Bellwether Finalist
We're proud to announce that Bucks County Community College has been named a finalist for the 2022 Bellwether Awards! The Bellwether College Consortium recently announced its list of 30 community colleges selected as 2022 finalists for the highly coveted Bellwether Awards in the first round of competition, and we're excited to be a part of that group.
Bellwether finalists represent leading community colleges whose outstanding and innovative programs and practices were selected among competitive submissions as exemplary. The finalists will undergo a rigorous second and final round of review at the 28th Annual Community College Futures Assembly from January 30th to February 1st of 2022.
The following nine institutions have been named finalists in addition to Bucks:
- Blinn College District
- Community College of Baltimore County
- El Paso Community College
- Horry-Georgetown Technical College (HGTC)
- San Diego Mesa College
- South Mountain Community College
- Tulsa Community College
- University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana
- Yavapai College
All finalists will be presented at the 2022 Community Colleges Futures Assembly and one winner will then be selected from each category by a panel of national experts. The assembly, now in its 28th year, convenes annually as an independent national consortium for key higher education leaders to work as a “think tank” in identifying critical issues facing the future of community colleges, and to recognize Bellwether winners and finalists as trend-setting institutions. The Bellwether College Consortium Futures Assembly kicks off the signature event on Sunday, January 30, 2022.
The Bellwether College Consortium is a group of colleges charged with addressing the critical issues facing community colleges through applicable research and the promotion and replication of best practices addressing workforce development, instructional programs and services, and planning, governance, and finance.
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First-Gen College Student Celebrations
November 8, 2021 marked National First-Generation College Celebration, and across all 3 of our campuses we held a series of events to honor our amazing first-gen Bucks students.
Students received free swag bags with Bucks merchandise. We also kicked-off our first-gen student club and hosted an incredible first-gen panel featuring current Bucks students, staff, and alumni who shared stories about the impact of being a first-gen college student.
Thank you to everyone who helped to make these events a success!
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You are Invited: "Show Some Heart" Art Show
Join us for the annual signature exhibition, Show Some HeART 125 at the Epstein Campus at Lower Bucks, Bristol! The show runs from February 7th to March 17th.
Due to COVID concerns the opening reception has been paused. Check the website for the new date for this signature event. When it is able to happen, the opening reception will include hors d'oeuvres, live entertainment and a lot of great artwork. All artwork is priced at $125 with $25 of the proceeds going toward the College's scholarship fund. Click here for more details.
Would you like to enter a piece in the show? All artists are eligible! Each artist may submit up to two pieces of original art for sale. There is a $10 fee to enter. Get more details, here.
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Social Media Snapshot
Click on the pictures below to check out a few of our recent social media posts! Be sure to follow our Facebook and Instagram pages to stay up-to-date on what's happening on our campuses, to see reminders of upcoming events, and interact with Bucks staff, alumni and friends.
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Bucks Appoints Three New Members to its Alumni Council
The Bucks County Community College Alumni Council has appointed three new members to the volunteer board. Bill Sarr '03, Razin Karu '17 and Erin Baeder '21 are all excited to return to their alma mater as volunteers to the Alumni Council.
Since 1983, the Alumni Council has provided leadership and a means for Bucks alumni to unite in their efforts to support and strengthen the institution. Bucks is always looking for passionate alumni to help us expand our alumni and student activities. If you are interested in becoming an active member of the Alumni Council, please contact the Alumni Office at alumni@bucks.edu or 215.968.8416.

Look for bio's of the three newest Alumni Council members in the next edition of the Gazebo e-newsletter!
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Learn more about the Bucks Alumni Association.
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Real world experience is priceless. Volunteer to speak to students in the classroom.
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Interested in getting involved? Contact:
Christine Harvie
Coordinator of Annual Fund & Alumni Engagement
(215) 968-8461
Christine.Harvie@bucks.edu
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